Posting bus or truck



July 10, 1928. 1,676,810 I I "C. B. ULRICH- POSTING BUS OR TRUCK Filed April 23. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet, 1

- July 10, 1928. Y I 1,676,810-

r c. B. ULRICH POSTING BUS 0R TRUCK Filed A ril 23, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wmvrok Patented July 10, 1928.

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cH aLEs B. ULRIGI-LOF JAMESTOXVN, NEW 15am, Asslenoa TO ARI TAL CON;

i STRUC'IION COMPANY, or JAMEsrowmnEw'YoRK, y

- POSTING Bus on TRUCK.

' .Ap'pl ication filed April 23, 1926.. Serial N... 104,111

' the recordswere either left on the desks or tables afterthe close: of business, or they were loaded on a 'bus ortruck and transported to a vault. Y L.

' The objects of this'invention are to provide a bus or truck which is-provided with an extensible top on which the traysmaybe supported. so that the record cards therein are accessible for use, and witha compact storage space'below said top in which the records can be housed when not in use, the extensible top .being adapted to accommodate substantially all the trays that can be contained in saidstorage. space; also to provide a bus or truck-of this kind having a top which. maybe collapsed or folded, whennot in use and-which does not, when collapsed, restrict the storage space of the bus, so that the bus or truck occupies a'comparatively small space and can consequently easily be moved into a vault or safe storageroom; also to provide a bus or truck of .thiskind in which the extensions of the top may be folded in such a manner .as to limit-the movement of a posting board movable'over the top of the bus and'prevent accidental removal or displacement of the same; also to provide a bus or truck of this kind. with means of improved construction for holding the'trays in their operative positions on the top or shelves of the bus, and to facilitate the positioning of the trays on and their removal from the topor'shelves; also to provide a bus or truck of this kind with means of improved construction forv permitting the folding of the top andfor holding the fold-- ingportions thereof intheir operative po-.

sitions; also to improve the construction of all p thereof, a plurality of trays, ready for use. p I y Fig. 4 is atop plan viewthereof. 1 l

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation thereofon line 55, Figs 3.

Fig. ,6 is a fragmentary, enlarged, sec-.

on the to ,tionalelevation thereof on line 6 ,6, Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary,side view thereof, 7 showing the parts on the position shown in 8 i is a fragmentary, sectional view thereof o'n an enlarged scale, on line 8 -8,

Fig. 9.,isasectional view thereof cross- The'portablefbus or truck in the particu lar embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, includesabase A; of any suit able or desired construction having aseries a of casters B securedthereon. These casters may also beof usualjor desired construction,

for example,of a construction heretofore used for busses of other types; C. represents'the opposite side walls of thebus' which extend upwardlyfrom the base A and to the upper end of which a top D is secured. represents .a shelf arranged substantially half way between the table top D and a lower shelf or filler E' seeure'd to the base A, and

thetwo shelves E .and E are preferably.

alsosecured at their. ends to the upright sideorend'walls C. I

. The bus top D is provided at itsopposite sides with shelves or extensions F, F, which are suitably hinged to the sides of the top D, for example by means of hinges f, so that'the shelves or extensions F, F may be supported intheir operative or extended positions as shown in Fig. 31in which the upper surfaces of the extensions forlngs ubstantially continuations of the: upperv surface of the top D, and in inoperative posi1 tionsas shown in Fig.1, in which theextensions fold or swing to lie on the upper surface of the top D; In .7 order. to} support the extensions in their extended or operative positions, a' pair of supports orbraces G, G"f .1preferab y smpleyed which m y be I ofany suitable or desired construction and which are preferably hinged at" g on the side walls C, and the outer or free ends of 1thep bracesengage the extensions F 1? as shown in Fig. 3 to holdthesame-in'their operative positions and tohelp-support the loads carried thereby; In theqgarticular- .lie against theunder faces of the extensions vextensions throughout itswidth.

near theoiiter edges "thereof to support the t The ex# tensionsF and F are preferably provided at tl1ei'r ;edges with downwardly extending v flanges.f"'whicl1 maybe secured thereto .or

forined"integral therewith; and the braces areintended to" engage the under. faces of the extensions at the juncture of the flanges and thetops Drum extensioneso' that the flanges hold the braces in their operative,

positions. y c y I-[f'represents the 'trays'in which the rccord cards are contained, and thesetrays' may' be of any suitable or desired con struction to adapt 1 them ,to support the r record cards insuch. a maniier that they are readily accessible and removable from the "trays. "Thesearays may be supportt ed on the shelves E, E "whennot in use,

as'shown infFig. andwhenf'entries are tQ be made/on the record cards, the trays containing; the cards are placed upon the top D-"andextensions'j'F, F thereof so that all of-thecards contained in thetra-ys are readilyaccessible?An extra tray 'is'usually provided, "as shown in Fig. 3 which may remain' on one of theshelves below" thetable to'pand'which contains blank cards;- 7

In order to facilitate the "positioning of the card trays on a top D, and on the shelves ,E, E, below the to thetrays are-provided with partsadapte [to interfit with corresponding parts on the tops and extensions or upon the shelf belowthe top. 'Any suitable interfitting connections between these parts may be'provided. In the'particular construction'shown, the top and extensions are provided with; grooves I, I extending length- Wise bfthe top and the extensions thereof, and similar grooves I and I are provided in the shelves "EQE The grooves I, I which are located nearest to the front-ofthe bus or truck, are preferably rounded in cross section, and the grooves I and- I ,1, which a are nearer the rearof-the bus or t1-uck,'are

provided; at their' near' edges-with abrupt shoulclers' i.- The several trays are provided .b (it) 'onf their bottom surfaces with downwardly extending projections KfKf which are so shaped as to fit intothe "depressions I,'I" on nel shaped reinforcingmember M -maybe secured to the inner'face of: the inturned edges of thebus top which reinforces the the top, and into the'correspondingdepressions on the shelves. Int-he particular con structlon shown, these projections on the bottoms of the; trays. are in the form of integral ribs orlugs, butfltwlll be under stood that these'projections;may be formed of separate pie'c'esgof material secured tothe bottoms of thevtraysI-I. c The shouldered portions of the pro]ections' K of the trays .are adaptedto engage against the shouldered portions 2' of the top or shelves to form. stops to limit rearwardmovement of the trays on the top or shelves so that a positive position mg of thc trays 1s lnsuredp Furthermore,

the inclined portions of the grooves'I and I cooperate with the projections K? of the as shown in Fig. 9. whereupon j-the re'a-r groove or: projection K may bereadily slid till into or out of the groove I or I [IV-hen the front end of' the tray is l.owered,'afterthe tray has been positioned on the-table or a shelf, the'projection 'IC-will'seatdn the groove I or- I so that the tray will beheld against accidental displacement. "The cor rect positioning of the trays on the shelvesor tabletop is greatly facilitated bythe provision of the scribed.

In order to facilitate" the ma king of entries orrthe'varlous record cards or the doing a of any other work in connection with the record cards, a'pos'ting board is preferably provided which is movable over the top and extensions of posting board-maybe of anyvsui'tablc or de sired construction, that shown in the drawings including atop L which may be of any suitable or desired form belng preferably finishedlike adesk top. Theposting board is provided atits front and rear cnds with downwardly extending legs or supports 'Z;

the upper-ends of which are rigidly secured to th'eltop plate L and the lowerends tot which are so connected with thebus top D that thepostingboard may be shifted len gth- Wise ofthe bus top and extensionsthereof.

In the particular construction shown; see particularly Fig. 6, the lower ends of the.

legs Z are bent inwardly and upwardly as shown at Z" and Z respectively, and a-roller or wheel] is pivoted on the upward extension Z of each legof the posting board; :The-

the bus andover the card supporting trays positioned vthereon. 'Ihis grooves and projections de:

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front and rear edges of'the bus topiD ar'e V ,bent first downwardly asshown at mpand then inwardly, as shown at mi, so that the inwardly extendingv edges m ofthe front and rear edges-lofthe bus top may'support the wheels or roll'er'sF; If desiredpa chan- *ative positions to form continuations of said top, the top and extensions being adapted to support most of the trays contained in said storage space, aposting board movable lengthwiseof said .top and 1 extensions thereof, and means for swlnglng said extensions into inoperative positions to limit :the movement; of said posting board relatively to said top. ,i

5, A-posting bus-having a top provided beneath the same, with space for storage of trays containi'ng record cards, extensions m'ovably secured at opposite ends tosaid top and adapted to be moved into operativepositions to form, continuations of said. top, the top and extensions being adapted to sup port most of the trays contained in said storage spac'e,"a,posting board movable lengthwise of, said-top and extensions thereofand including a part which straddles and extends 1 oyer traysf supported on saidtop, and parts engaging ,the edge portions of saidtop'and extensions to permit said posting board to travel lengthwiseof saidtop and extensions,

and stopson said posting board adaptedto engage said extens ons when moved 1nxwardly withreference to the. ends of said to V i A posting bus havinga top provided atopposite-ends with extensions hinged to I the topfand adapted to swingoutwardly to formcontinuations thereof andto swing in- :Wardly and rest uponqthe upper surface of said top, said .top "and extensions being eadapted to supportflrecord trays, a posting board movable over said top and extensions thereofkand 'over record trays supported thereon and including legs extending in proximity to theedges of said top and extensions, the opposite edges of said top and ex- Etensionsbeing turned inwardly toward-each other to form guidesforthe legs of said posting board. I

o 7; a postingbus having a top provided I at opposite ends with extensions hinged to [the top and adapted-to swing outwardly to form icontinuations thereof and .to swing inardlyand rest upon theupper surface of said" top, said top and extensions being adapted to supportjrecord trays, a posting board movable over said top and extensions thereof and over record trays; supported thereon and. including legs extending in proximity to the-edges of said? top and extensions, the opposite edges of the top and extensions being turned downwardly and -inw vardly toward each other, the lower ends of i the legs of said posting board havingrrollers 'adapted to roll on the inturned portions of the edges of said top and extensions.

1 8. .A- posting .b ushaving a top provided I at oppositeends with extensions hinged to the top and adapted to swing outwardly to form continuations thereof and to swing inwardlyand restupon the upper; surface of said top, said top and extensions being adapted to support record trays, a posting boardmovableover said top and extensions thereof and .over "record trays supported thereon and including legs extending, in

proximity .to the edges of said top and extensions, the opposite edges-of the top and extensions being turned downwardly and inwardly toward each other, .the-lower ends 1 of the legs of said posting'board having rollers adapted to roll on theinturned por- 1 tions of the edges of said top and extensions,

surface. a p r ,7 9 .i

10. A posting bus havlng a surface on which trays, containing record cards may;

be supported, said tray supporting, surface being provided; with grooves, a plurality of trays, projections on the bottoms, of said trays adapted to enter said grooves for po- 'sitioning the traysrelatively to said sup-- porting surface,'one of said grooves being adapted to entersaid groove for correctly positioning said trays onsaid supporting surface, and a posting board mounted on the busadjacentthe side portions of said surface formovement along the bus oversaid provided with a shoulder at its rearedge a to limit the rearward movement of a tray relatively to the supporting surface, and-a posting boardmounted on the busadjacent the side portlons ofsaid surface for movement alongv the bus over said, surface. s ll A posting bus having .a surface adapted to support trays containing record cards, said surface being provided with'a pair of grooves extending lengthwise thereof, ,-.one of saidgroovesbeing provided with a face inclined downwardly and'away from the front of said table and terminating in a shouldered portion, projections .onsaid trays adapted'to enter said grooves,.whereby the, inclined portion will tend to cause the trays to moveiinto correct seatingposition ,,With reference to said surface, and whereby said shouldered portion ofthe groove'will limit the movement ofsaidtray. L;

12. A posting bus having a top provided beneath the same with space for storage-of trays containing record cards, extensions movably secured to said topto move into operative. positions to form continuationsl of .said top and into operative positions to reduce'the size of said bus, a posting board movable over said top and extensions, and

coo peratingparts on said top and trays to facilitate the correct positioning of said trays on the top relatively to said posting board. 7 i v 13. A posting bus having atop provided at opposite ends with extensions hinged to the top and adapted to swing outwardly to form continuations thereof and to swing inwardly and rest upon the upper surface of said top, said top and extensions being adapted to support record trays, a posting board movable over said top and extensions thereof and over record trays supported thereon and including legs extending inproximity to the edges of said topand eX- tensions, the opposite edges of said top and.

extensions being PIOVldQd 'With' alined tracks for supporting and guiding the legs of said board in travel along the bus and of said top acting as stops tolimit the movement of said board along the tracks.

CHARLES B. ULRICH. 

